testing blood sugar

Hello, I remember reading somewhere (maybe in pregnancy books) that other parents would occasionally test their babies urine for high blood sugars. I’d like to do this occasionally (lots of diabetes in the family) but can’t for the life of me find simple testing sticks to do this…. Only adult...

Has anyone else got this obsession as well? I have been diagnosed in last Dec and have managed my BG very well thanks to the meter. Last 2 a1c tests within normal range too. My fasting are close to 5 and postprandial peaks are average 7 and i am not doing much experiments with foods either. In...

When first diagnosed with T2 in 2004, I dieted and exercised a much as possible and lost weight from 18st to 15.5st. My sugars dropped to an average of 6.4 and my GP said I was technically 'pre-diabetic'. So my GP stopped prescribing test strips and told me that all I needed was an annual...

As a T2 now on insulin, I have to test before meals. Every so often, I'm in a rush, and I forget to test immediately before, but only after I've had a few bites. Just how long does it take before anything you eat is reflected in your BS?

Having received some control solution for a blood monitor (Ascentia Conour Next) On the packaging nor in the booklet it doesn't say the range of the results to expect. I know the results should be realistic (4-8mmol/l) but they're more specific somewhere on the packaging?? I've looked on the...

why would my doctor tell me testing my sugars 4:5 times a day is not needed?! Surely to get my sugars in control I have to be testing at least 4 times a day? All over me asking for extra test strips a month - he only prescribed me 50 strips for the month!

Hi everyone, I've had much help from people on here in the past, so thought I would just ask for an opinion or two. My diabetes nurse always tells me that I MUSTN'T test myself anymore, as I am on Metformin. Anyway, I like to do the odd test just to be sure, (she would probably have me shot if...

Hi folks, Does anyone know of a meter that has silent operation? I have to use it at work and during the night so a mute option would be great! Anyone recommend a particular make/model? Currently use the freebie bg star meter my nurse gave me. Wastes easily 10 strips out of my pot of 50 and...

Hi Newly diagnosed and concerned about cost of testing. So far as I can tell, I need a monitor, lancets and strips and the ones that I have identified so far are: GlucoRx Nexus Blood Glucose Meter @ £16.94 GlucoRX Lancets x 200 @ £11.98 GlucoRx Nexus Test Strips x 50 @ £15.49 Apart from the...